Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on the largest visible scales. Likewise, ...

The idea is that the infant universe was small and lumpy, but an extreme burst of ultra-rapid expansion blew it up vastly in size, smoothing it out and flattening it to be consistent with what we ...

the universe ballooned wildly in size. In combination, string theory and inflation predict the cosmos to be incredibly complex on tiny scales and completely chaotic on very large scales.

They found that, as expected, holographic dark energy will continue to expand the universe. But, over time, its influence will slowly peter out and slow acceleration. The universe's expansion rate ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

The Very Large Array is one of the largest telescopes on Earth and a remarkable achievement in science and engineering.

From the humble trillion to Graham's number, here are some of the most massive numbers ever conceived by humans. Big numbers are everywhere, from the cells in the human body to the size of the ...